{"product_id":"9781607811466","title":"Cleaving an Unknown World: The Powell Expeditions and the Scientific Exploration of the Colorado Plateau","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2009 the University of Utah Press and the Utah State Historical Society co-published three volumes of long out-of-print journals, letters, and other documents from John Wesley Powell’s expeditions down the Colorado River. We are proud to announce the fourth and final volume. \u003ci\u003eCleaving an Unknown World \u003c\/i\u003ecollects Powell’s journal (\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Journal of History\u003c\/i\u003e, 1968); Jack Hillers’s diary and photographs, previously published as \u003ci\u003ePhotographed All the Best Scenery\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Don D. Fowler (University of Utah Press, 1972); original maps from Francis Marion Bishop (\u003ci\u003eUtah Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, 1969); Frederick S. Dellenbaugh’s letters (\u003ci\u003eUtah Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, 1969); and John C. Sumner’s journal from the first Powell expedition (\u003ci\u003eUtah Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, 1969). Roy Webb’s foreword provides the context for these disparate pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully illustrated book features Hillers’s photographs—long regarded as a remarkable and unique record of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. \u003ci\u003eCleaving an Unknown World \u003c\/i\u003ebelongs in the library of any reader interested in the exploration of the American West.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Utah Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047882211568,"sku":"9781607811466","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781607811466_p0.jpg?v=1763833429","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607811466","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}